Masters In Information Technology Software Design And Management

M.S. in IT – Software Design and Management

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Master of Science (M.S.) in Information Technology – Software Design and Management

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Become a Leader in the IT Field with a Software Design and Management Degree

Are you excited about designing complex programming products, solving IT problems for organizations, or leading a team of IT professionals as they create business systems? Liberty University’s Master of Science in Information Technology – Software Design and Management can help you realize your goals. In this degree, you will be equipped to meet the business world’s need for technology management and software project administration.

Throughout the master’s in IT, you’ll increase your knowledge of information technology while gaining a deeper understanding of the infrastructure of business systems, assessment and needs analysis, and modeling and design through practical training and real-world experience. The increasing demand in the business world for IT professionals makes our software design and management master’s degree more valuable than ever.

Pursue Your Degree with Confidence

  • Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
  • Learn from professors with doctoral degrees and years of real-life experience in technical fields.
  • The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates a 21% growth in software developer positions through the year 2028, meaning you’ll have a variety of career opportunities available to you.*
  • Utilize on-campus resources like the Center for Cyber Excellence in our new School of Business building.

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, at Information security analysts, 2019 (viewed online November 21, 2019). Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/information-security-analysts.htm. Cited projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.

What Will You Learn?

  • Computer science
  • IT infrastructure and management
  • Security issues
  • Statistical analysis techniques
  • The database design and development process

Potential Careers for M.S. in Information Technology Graduates

  • Application designer
  • Database administrator
  • Database analyst
  • Software/application developer
  • Software programmer

Facilities and Resources Available to Master’s in IT Students

  • Your capstone course will provide you with invaluable firsthand experience in the field.
  • By completing this degree, you’ll increase your job opportunities in software development and management.
  • Learn from experienced professors with doctoral degrees and qualified practitioners in the field of technology and software design and management.
  • Our School of Business is located in a state-of-the-art 78,000-square-foot building on campus and provides you with information technology labs, a networking and data center, and a simulated stock trading room with New York Stock Exchange display boards.
  • Because you’ll be a part of the School of Business, you’ll also have access to the Entrepreneurship Center for Innovation, the Center for Cyber Excellence, and the Center for Financial Literacy.
  • You will have the opportunity to graduate with a variety of certificates in systems such as Microsoft, SAP, and Cisco.

Admission Requirements for Graduate Degrees

Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:

  • Admission application
  • Self-certification form for students in final term of their bachelor’s degree
  • Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account
  • A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing

Students without the following coursework on their undergraduate transcript will be required to complete the following classes upon admission to the program:

  • 3 hours in object-oriented programming (C++, C#, or Java)
  • 3 hours in advanced object-oriented programming (C++, C#, or Java)
  • 3 hours in algebra
  • 3 hours in computer networking
  • 3 hours in statistics

 

Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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SACSCOC

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Transfer Credits

Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total

Next Start Date

Aug 18, 2025

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Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC

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